One man was hurt when fire broke out inside an apartment building in Pittsburgh's Hill District Friday morning.

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Residents told WTAE they were asleep when the fire started in the building on Herron Avenue, but woke up when they heard screaming and smoke alarms. They could see flames shooting out the back of a window on the second floor, and firefighters say it quickly spread into the roof.

They had to work fast to stop the fire from jumping to a house next door. Firefighters say they believe the damage to that neighboring home is minimal.

Officials believe two units in the apartment building took severe damage. Investigators believe it was started by food left unattended on top of a stove.

One man was overcome by smoke, and had to be rescued by firefighters. He was rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Authorities didn't have any information about his current condition or what might have started the fire.